In the Bay Area, we are blessed with ice cream. Soft serve; ice cream made with Japanese dairy; maximalist scoops studded with chocolate-dipped potato chips; floats with fermented fruit sodas; anchovy ...

Discover why Chios is Greece’s most underrated island — with quiet beaches, medieval villages, and zero crowds. A secret ...

Tesco is set to bring some sparkle to our glasses this summer with its newest exotic addition to its Spritzi range.

Tucked away in the northeast Aegean, Greece’s fifth-largest island has somehow managed to fly somewhat under the radar. While ...

Hyderabad: A team of researchers from Andhra Pradesh, in collaboration with scientists from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, has ...

Mastic is a resin obtained from the Pistacia lentiscus tree, more commonly known as the mastic tree. Other common names for mastic include Arabic gum, Yemen gum, and tears of Chios. When chewed ...

Citrus, silk, and other products abounded and provided export revenue, but nothing compares to the mastic resin that emerges only from trees in the south of the island, and nowhere else—on earth.

Since antiquity, this sticky resin, which seeps from the bark of mastic trees, has been harvested not only for its flavor but for its therapeutic value. Although the mastic tree, also called “lentisk, ...

Resin is a valuable item found exclusively in the Mushgrove Swamp, essential for completing the Bubble Mermaid quest and obtaining the Water Bubble. The Mushgrove Swamp is the only place to get the ...

Brookhaven Town and a Jericho developer are proposing a plan to build about 600 homes in downtown Mastic Beach and add tens of thousands of square footage for shops and restaurants as part of a $ ...